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Where was In the Valley of Elah filmed?

2008 film, directed by Paul Haggis.

  • New Mexico

The story is set in Tennessee, about 1,138 miles (1,832 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Tennessee
Filmed in
New Mexico
Distance
About 1,138 miles (1,832 km) between Tennessee and the nearest filming location.

About In the Valley of Elah

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Released
2008
Director
Paul Haggis
Cast
Tommy Lee JonesCharlize TheronSusan SarandonJason PatricFrances FisherJames FrancoJonathan TuckerJosh BrolinBarry CorbinBrent Briscoe
Genre
DramaWarCrimeMystery

The story

Hank drives to Mike's base in New Mexico to look for him; leaving home, he helps a school custodian raise the American flag correctly.

He reaches out to a friend formerly at Army CID, also without success.

After viewing her son's remains, Joan returns home and receives a package Mike mailed to himself, which Hank urges her not to open.

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